Nushi and I headed from her old room out onto the balcony. The same one I remembered first walking up to come visit Nushi.It wrapped around the inside of the Keep, but it had lost its luster. The place didn't look the same as the first time I had come in.The floor was now just wood; the grass that had been there before was now nothing more than memory. The rest of the Keep also looked plain, wood and stone.As the two of us ran down the stairs, I turned my head to Nushi and asked, "Does this mean Noel was responsible for the way the keep looked before?"Seeing this now made me wonder how Mex and her had been fooled by Nixi for so long."No, my father can also use Spatial Magic, and he was responsible for the entire interior of the Keep. Now the only thing he keeps up is the bathing room since Noel is more capable at this type of Magic than dad," Nushi explained as we opened and then ran out the front door.The answer that Nushi gave me was a surprise, but it made sense. I had seen h
"Listen, I just want to thank you all for helping me out and getting this far," I said, but Perita spoke up, pushing some of her long red hair out of her face."I could hardly say that we have helped you. Since you have come, we have constantly placed our burdens on you. At first, you accepted to all of our surprises," Perita explained, and the other women nodded along."I, for one, have been one of the biggest thorns, but I am thankful for the person that you have turned out to be," Nixi said as she came walking down the stairs.The women all started to voice my praise, and that was not what I had intended. Luckily, Clesh seemed to notice the uneasy look on my face and stood up, quieting down the others."I think what Zack meant was for the work we have been doing. We should all enjoy that, and most of us should be getting to bed. Tomorrow is our last day on this island, and we all have much left to do," Clesh told the women like she was the oldest among them.Surprisingly, the woman
Couldn't a man just eat in silence? Not in this reality, it seemed, but the truth was that I didn't have a good answer.Another ordinary chair was empty at the table, which Libra used to join us as Mary and I ate. Libra told me to finish eating before I answered, and I was thankful for that.I divided my time by filling my face with large chunks of meat I sliced and cutting smaller chunks. I tossed them over my shoulder, and I could hear one of the snakes snap it out of the air each time.Soon, the plate was empty, and I still had no answer. Mary had her arms loosely around my neck with her head on my shoulder resting.Even her snakes looked tired but satisfied. I would have to take her up to bed after I was done talking and then take myself to bed. I was exhausted."I am not really sure what to do about the rings as they are, and I am. We will have to bring them along with us until I am strong enough to take control of the other Astrals," I explained as I took a napkin from the table
I left the kitchen and headed through the now empty living room and up the stairs. Mary's room was on the first floor, so I walked over to the pair of doors on the left.There were two doors for the same room; the other was for Missy. I wondered if the two were getting along better now?I opened the door, but there was a wall up this time, dividing the two rooms. I guess this was a good way to keep them from fighting.I walked over to Mary's bed and slowly started to uncoil her off me. She stayed asleep for the most part as I did this, occasionally moaning about meats.Once Mary was in her bed, I leaned down and kissed her forehead. Her snakes didn't hiss at me, and I smiled as I stood back up, heading for the door.I would have to try and help the sisters mend things. I would need to figure out what was the reason for Missy's benign and constant questions.I closed the door as I left and started to make my way up to my room. I was tired, but now I had Missy on the brain as I trudged
"Now, what is it that you came to talk to me about?" Mex asked as I sipped on my drink.I was calling the stuff Fire Piss. After the first drink, it seemed to go down better, but it still burned something fierce.Tomorrow would be one hell of a hangover, but this was today. I was sure that Wataluga or one of the women should be able to help with it."I want to know more about what you know about Mary and her sisters. Missy constantly asks pointless questions, and Mary has stone eyes and doesn't seem to be all there. I think something is causing this, but I want to know what you know," I explained to Mex, placing my drink on the table.Mex didn't answer right away. Instead, he looked into his drink for a moment."There is a lot that I don't know about the girls, and most of what I have heard has been circumstantial at best. In all the stories, one thing that lines up is their father, Odysseus," Mex explained, and I frowned, picking my cup back up.According to the Poems of Homer, Odyss
[Day 7: Final day on the island]To my surprise, I woke up with a clear head, feeling better than I had in a long time. It was like I had just slept for a week, and people had been stretching my body up till now.Wataluga: We fuzed back up with you after you fell asleep, and I noticed that you were inflicted with poison. I flushed your body, so you should feel better now.Grogvel: I also made sure that you got a good workout while you slept! Man needs to be in good shape for today! You've got a lot of work to do and very little time!I sat up in my bed, swinging my legs over the edge of the bed. I was thankful for my Elemental friends more than ever today.'Thanks, guys; I really needed that after last night's drinking with Mex. You are right, though; I need to get up and go. I have eggs to make!'I wasn't going to forget this again, and it was the easiest part of my day. Lidy was another one of the girls that were close to me, and I enjoyed seeing her smile.I changed my shorts and g
The girls followed me back down the ladder, and we headed down to the kitchen. I still found it strange to see both Jilly and Lizy walking around in their human forms and not fighting."What is "Eggs in a basket"?" Kerri asked me as we made our way down the flights of stairs.Lizy and Jilly had the lead, and the two of them were talking about something to do with the boat. Seeing them side by side made me smile, knowing that nearly everything else should be a breeze if this was possible."You will see. It is nothing special, more like a fun way to eat," I explained, and Kerri raised her hairless brow in surprise."Fun way to eat? I thought you weren't supposed to play with your food?!" Kerri exclaimed, and I laughed as we started down the final set of stairs.I smiled and then wrapped an arm around Kerri to pull her into a hug and kiss the top of her head. The woman was clueless most of the time, but that was one of the things that made her so cute."This isn't really playing with you
[Conversation of the ERTCG, Elemental Round Table Chat Group]Windorf: And what would you pay with? Ash in a jar of all the things you have destroyed? Not like you could give away your balls, I am sure that Maelstrom still has them!Blaza: Cram it, windbag! Maelstrom never bothers me anymore; it is the god's lap dog now!Maelstrom: I am no one's lap dog; you overheated ashtray![Marly, I think that it is our playtime. Come, I have many new things to try out on you; ignore the rest, my little water-spout. Let the others say what they want; they are just jealous that I never picked them!]Maelstrom: You said you weren't going to call me that in front of the others!Windorf: You think I would be jealous of whatever it is you two twisted fools do in your spare time? I think not! I have spun with another element, and that was an experience of a lifetime!Fireden: Not going to lie. It does get a bit lonely here with just a bunch of male energy spinning around. As much as it burns me to say